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Tobacco was first discovered by the native people of Mesoamerica and South America and later introduced to Europe and the rest of the world. Archaeological finds indicate that humans in the Americas began using tobacco as far back as 12,300 years ago, thousands of years earlier than previously documented. [1] [2]
Tobacco in Latin America deals with the cultivation of tobacco, the tobacco industry (especially cigars and cigarattes), smoking behavior, and efforts to control smoking. History [ edit ]
Dokha is a tobacco originally grown in Iran, mixed with leaves, ... Mexico and parts of South America. Its botanical name is Nicotiana rustica. Parasites
After the European discovery of the Americas, tobacco spread to Asia—first via Spanish and Portuguese sailors, and later by the Dutch and English. Spain and Portugal were active in Central and South America, where cigarettes and cigars were the smoking tools of choice, and their sailors smoked mostly cigars.
Aztec women are handed flowers and smoking tubes before eating at a banquet, Florentine Codex, 16th century. Smoking's history dates back to as early as 5000–3000 BC, when the agricultural product began to be cultivated in Mesoamerica and South America; consumption later evolved into burning the plant substance either by accident or with intent of exploring other means of consumption. [1]
The Story of Tobacco in America (UNC 1949) online good brief introduction to pre-1799 era pp 3-73. Salmon, Emily & Salmon, John. "Tobacco in Colonial Virginia" in Encyclopedia Virginia (2020) online. Walsh, Lorena S. "Summing the parts: implications for estimating Chesapeake output and income subregionally". William and Mary Quarterly 56.1 ...
Wild tobacco is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and parts of South America. Its botanical name is Nicotiana rustica. In Australia. Nicotiana benthamiana and Nicotiana gossei are two of several indigenous tobaccos still used in some areas. Nicotiana rustica is the most potent strain of tobacco known. It is commonly used for ...
Many foods were originally domesticated in West ... quinoa and manioc were domesticated in South America. ... (mainly in South America), canna, tobacco, chicle ...